 A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness...  Cassell's illustrated history of India - Pagina 206door James Grant - 1883Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1795 - 432 pagina’s
...function; fathers torn from children, husbands frcm wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading, spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity, in an unknown and hostile land. Those who were rb!e to evade this tempest, fled to the walled cities.... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 458 pagina’s
...flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered : others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function;...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 464 pagina’s
...flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function;...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pagina’s
...function; fathers torn fromchildren, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears, of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept iato captivity, in an nn- : known and hostile, land. Those who -were able to evade this tempest, fled... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pagina’s
...inhabitants, flying from their naming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function;...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pin-suing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | 1813 - 458 pagina’s
...part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacrcclness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | 1813 - 444 pagina’s
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 | William Cobbett - 1815 - 746 pagina’s
...flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function,...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 pagina’s
...flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered s others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enreloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears' of drivers, and the trampling of... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 pagina’s
...flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function,...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity... | |
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